The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 130 points – 10 months ago121Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThere is nothing to debate, Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Though sometimes I wish Linus had claimed it was pronounced laynaxe just to fuck with people. Too bad we already know: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3DY'know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyesThe G and m are silentAlso remember to pronounce KDE as "kdeeh" instead of spelling itIt's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life. Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is "Lee-nus" and not "Lai-nus", hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is "Lee-nux"."Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."QEDHere is an alternative Piped link(s): "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'." Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://m.piped.video/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
There is nothing to debate, Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Though sometimes I wish Linus had claimed it was pronounced laynaxe just to fuck with people. Too bad we already know: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3DY'know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyesThe G and m are silentAlso remember to pronounce KDE as "kdeeh" instead of spelling itIt's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life. Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is "Lee-nus" and not "Lai-nus", hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is "Lee-nux"."Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."QEDHere is an alternative Piped link(s): "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'." Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://m.piped.video/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Y'know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyesThe G and m are silentAlso remember to pronounce KDE as "kdeeh" instead of spelling itIt's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
It's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is "Lee-nus" and not "Lai-nus", hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is "Lee-nux"."Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."QEDHere is an alternative Piped link(s): "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'." Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."QEDHere is an alternative Piped link(s): "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'." Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'." Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://m.piped.video/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
There is nothing to debate, Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such.
Though sometimes I wish Linus had claimed it was pronounced laynaxe just to fuck with people. Too bad we already know: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D
Y'know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.
It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyes
The G and m are silent
Also remember to pronounce KDE as "kdeeh" instead of spelling it
It's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is "Lee-nus" and not "Lai-nus", hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is "Lee-nux".
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."
QED
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"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."
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Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://m.piped.video/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.